Daten- und Textquelle:  BOWLING THIS MONTH ®

Testmonat: November 2010

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Rating von 1 (flop) bis 10 (top) auf den Konditionen:

Stärken: The core/cover combination is what will excite any Hammer fan. The proven Gas Mask core with the new Level 2 Reactive cover gives Hammer an updated version of the original Black Widows.

Schwächen: The aggressive nature of the`Swagga will make it almost useless on short and dry patterns. Polishing will help on broken down patterns that still have some head oil left but trying to make this ball work on short patterns just doesn’t make sense.

Insgesamt: The overall performance of this limited release is close to the Plague since both balls use the same cover and the cores have similar numbers. The factory finish is slightly different and the Plague has a touch less differential, making them different enough.

Comments: The Swagga is the second release by Hammer in conjunction with the TNBA (The National B,owling Association). It uses the same Gas Mask core design used in the first few Widows and in the Chalk. This core offers a quick revving action along with a large Hare potential, creating a large amount of traction with the lane. Not only is the core used in the Swagga a proven winner, the cover is quickly gaining the same respect. The Level 2 Reactive shell, which was recently introduced on the Plague, offers superb traction at the back half of the lane. All three of our testers found the Swagga to match up best with our oily test pattern. The factory finish gave each enough traction in the front ofthe lane to see the strong motion down lane take over. Our oily test pattern, which is long in length as well, requires the ball to read the midlane so it won’t push through the breakpoint and the Swagga did that just right. Those who are speed dominant will find this ball to match up best with medium patterns. On our medium test pattern, each tester was able to get the Swagga to the pocket with Stroker having the best overall reaction, due to his lower rev rate. Cranker and Tweener made moderate moves deeper in the oil to find the necessary skid through the front of the lane. We applied Powerhouse Factory Finish Polish to all three test balls to see how much more length we could achieve on the medium pattern. This was just what Cranker needed. The polished finish allowed both he and Tweener to move back to where they normally play on this pattern. Our dry pattern offered nothing for this new release with the factory finish. The polished finish allowed Stroker a decent line to the pocket while Tweener and Cranker found the breakpoint to be too much to handle on this condition. Sport patterns on the medium to oily side will offer the best overall reaction with the Swagga. The strong down lane motion will come in handy after the oil starts to move around a bit and the back ends tighten up on fiatter patterns.